Abstract
Introduction: The institutional basis of French science in the nineteenth century Robert Fox and George Weisz Part I. The University: 1. The emergence of the Ecole Normale Superieure as a centre of scientific education in the nineteenth century Craig Zwerling 2. Reform and conflict in French medical education, 1870-1914 George Weisz 3. Educational qualifications and university careers in science in nineteenth-century France Victor Karady Part II. Technical education: 4. Education for the industrial world: technical and modern instruction in France under the Third Republic 1870-1914 C. R. Day 5. Apollo courts the Vulcans: the applied science institutes in nineteenth-century French science faculties Harry W. Paul 6. From 'corps' to 'profession': the emergence and definition of industrial engineering in modern France Part III. The advancement and diffusion of science 7. The development of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle of Paris c. 1800-1914 Camille Limoges 8. The savant confronts his peers: scientific societies in France 1815-1914 Robert Fox 9. The prize system of the Academy of Sciences 1850-1914 Elisabeth Crawford Part IV. A Foreign Perspective: 10. The organisation of science and technology in France: a German perspective Peter Lundgreen Bibliography Index.
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